Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Strikes Northern Nevada, Felt In Northeastern Corner Of California, Southern Oregon
(CBS SF) -- An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck the northwest corner of Nevada near the borders of Oregon and California late Tuesday night, hours after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake shook the same area.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey's automated seismograph alert network, the earthquake struck at 11:23 p.m. Pacific time near the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. The remote area is located about 39 miles southeast of Lakeview, Oregon, 117 miles northeast of Susanville, and nearly 200 miles north of Carson City, Nevada. The quake was later reduced to magnitude 4.6.
The area recently had a swarm of earthquakes.
Like Tuesday morning's temblor, Tuesday night's quake struck at the surface, which can feel much stronger than their actual reported magnitude.
Visitors to the USGS website from Cedarville in Modoc County and the communities of Lakeview and New Pine Creek in southern Oregon said they felt the quake.
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